Transplanting from a tote to a 5 gal bucket?

Is there anyway i could untangle my plants root systems that are in a tote so i can move them to a 5 gal buckets???

BTW only 2 plants are tangled together a clone and a seed plant, The clone has a small root system compared to the seed plant so any idea`s??

Thanks in advance!!!

no. there's no way to cleanly do it. sacrifice the seedling if need be. take an old steak knife or similar and cut thru the root zone at the appropriate place. lift carefully into new home. hopefully you have learned your lesson don't try to untangle.......cut, imo

ok but by seed i mean it was from a seed it is just over a foot tall and the close is just over a half a foot and if i were to cut it where would i do it as close to the end of the roots as possible? here`s a pic
In the pic the roots from the bottom left corner are the clones the ones coming from the top right corner is the other

Bio: what's done is done. Why don't you go with what you have now and do a little more planning before planting next time. They might not survive the shock. I wish there was an easier way, but if you're asking questions like that I’d suggest you RTFB and refer to the following:
1. Read: SeeMoreBud’s book, “MARIJUANA BUDS FOR LESS- GROW 8 OZ. OF BUDS FOR LESS THAN $100.”
2. Read: Jorge Cervantes’s book, “MARIJUANA HORTICULTURE THE INDOOR/OUTDOOR MEDICAL GROWER’S BIBLE.”
3. Read: Ed Rosenthal’s, “MARIJUANA GROWER’S HANDBOOK.”
4. You’ll also want to read: Mc Carthy’s book, “GROWING MARIJUANA.”
5. You should also subscribe to, “HIGH TIMES,” magazine. Each issue is chocked full of useful information. .” All these resources are very well written, well illustrated and packed with information that will answer most of your questions before you know to ask them. And I want to add a new book to the list, a 6[SUP]th[/SUP] one: “THE CANNABIS GROW BIBLE- SECOND EDITION,” written by Greg Green. It’s a match to, if not better than, the ones listed above. Doing your homework and consulting these resources will save you and your plants a lot of anxiety before you plant. These forums are great but often they can’t get the information you need to you in a timely fashion. I hope this helps.

Be as gentle as possible and then treat with Superthrive and I can tell you from experience you have better than a 75% chance of success.

I have never done this before, but I got away from multi-plant buckets because of this. Based on the pick though they seem to be far enough apart that mostly just the ends are entwined. They make pots that do air pruning of roots so I think if you cut them with a sharp pair of scissor or a razor blade as far down as possible, and don't feed them too much after you move them they would probably survive. Their growth will be stunted for sure, as they will require a good bit of recovery time. Why are you wanting to do this? Also, is that some brown slime on the walls of the tub in the background? If so you need to clean that out or your plants are not going to be happy.

Yea thanks for the help! But im just going to leave it and im changing the res now (got 2 tubs so i can clean them out for each change) and no I do not beleave that it is slime I think its from the hydroton (the clay that rubs off) it should be good though!

I've cut the roots of plants in totes before on many occasions and only one time the plant didn't survive, it was a very weak strain so I blame that also. I just cut in an appropriate spot like someone else said and I just put them in plain ph'd water for about 3-4 days, then when changing the res and putting in nutes I also add some cannazyme to help eat any dead roots that might have come from the other root system. Good luck

BioSoilPonicKush said:

Yea thanks for the help! But im just going to leave it and im changing the res now (got 2 tubs so i can clean them out for each change) and no I do not beleave that it is slime I think its from the hydroton (the clay that rubs off) it should be good though!

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I am new at this, but I successfully transplanted two plants from a tote to individual buckets and have plans to transplant the remaining two this weekend. My root systems were not as developed as yours and with the remaining two plants, I ran my air hoses in such a way that the roots of the two plants in the tote are going away from each other, but don't be discouraged. It can be done.

Some people express their opinion as if it is absolute gospel fact instead of stating it as their opinion or qualifying that it is based on their experience. I would bet your plants live and do just fine after the transplant.